§ 79. Mr. Footasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the proportion of children of school age attending schools in the Colonies and Protectorates as a 171W whole, and secondly in each Colony and Protectorate.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe number of children of school age is known precisely only in those Territories with complete age group records. It is not possible therefore to calculate percentages attending schools for the Territories as a whole. Estimates can, however, be made for the majority of Territories with varying degrees of accuracy, and I am having this information prepared to send to the hon. Member.
EXPECTATION OF LIFE AT SPECIFIED AGES FOR EACH SEX — Age in Years 0 5 10 20 30 40 50 60 70(c) Cyprus (1948–50): Male 63.6 64.9 60.3 50.9 41.8 32.9 25.0 16.9 11.0 Female 68.8 70.1 65.4 55.8 46.4 37.2 28.2 19.5 11.7 Malta and Gozo (1948): Male 55.7 61.8 57.5 48.4 39.7 30.8 22.4 15.9 10.5 Female 57.7 63.5 58.8 49.6 40.7 32.2 23.4 16.7 11.71 Barbadoes (1945–47): Male 49.2 56.4 51.8 42.7 34.2 26.0 18.8 13.2 8.8 Female 52.9 60.4 55.8 46.8 38.5 30.4 22.8 15.8 10.0 British Guiana (1945–47): Male 49.3(a) 51.9 47.6 38.7 30.7 23.0 16.5 11.1 7.5 Female 52.0(a) 54.7 49.8 41.3 34.4 27.3 20.2 14.2 9.2 British Honduras (1945–47): Male 45.0 50.7 46.9 38.8 31.7 25.3 19.0 13.2 7.8 Female 49.0 53.7 50.0 42.2 35.7 29.2 22.6 15.9 10.0 Jamaica (1945–47): Male 51.2 55.0 50.8 41.9 34.0 26.4 19.5 13.6 8.4 Female 54.6 57.8 53.6 45.1 37.8 30.3 23.0 16.3 10.2 Leeward Islands (1946): Male 50.0 (b) 50.2 41.2 33.2 26.1 19.2 (b) (b) Female 54.8 (b) 54.4 45.6 37.8 29.9 22.7 (b) (b) Trinidad & Tobago (1945–47): Male 53.0 54.5 50.1 41.2 33.1 25.3 18.3 12.5 8.2 Female 56.0 56.9 52.4 43.8 36.2 28.7 21.5 15.4 10.1 Mauritius (1942–46): Male 32.2 39.6 35.6 28.2 22.3 16.7 11.9 8.1 5.6 Female 33.8 41.0 37.3 30.2 26.1 21.2 15.7 10.6 7.1 NOTES: (a) An approximate calculation for 1952 gives and increase of 4 years.
(b) Not available.
(c) Regard to 70 the statistics are unreliable.